This case study aims to provide real-life data and statistics to highlight the accuracy in which Talent Vibes applies artificial intelligence when shortlisting candidates applying for a job based on the video responses received to a video interview.
A recruitment case study

Context of the study
a standard manual interview process where the candidate meets with a recruiter and a set of questions are asked and answered. Talent Vibes intelligence to draw up a profile on the candidate from a video interview.
The candidates were interviewed for a junior software development position.

Manual interview process
Work environment / cultural fit, 13 questions
Personality inquiry, 8 questions
Technical questions, 10 questions
Talent Vibes interview process
The recruiter defines an interview survey by adding a list of questions to be answered by potential candidates to the survey. This is then published.
The recruiter then defines a personal persona that is attached to the interview survey and job role the candidates are being interviewed for on the Talent Vibes administration portal. The recruiter selects a set of personal attributes from Talent Vibes to define what qualities a person must have in order to be shortlisted for the position.
Each of the candidates then completed a video survey interview via Talent Vibes answering 7 questions. The candidate is required to submit a video response to each question. The videos for each question are uploaded to the back-end system where the responses are run through our analytics engine to draw up a scoring of the candidate against the personal persona attached the job role the candidate is interviewed for.
Traits Talent Vibes measured for this case study
Personality Traits
Artistic interest
we use this trait to measure creativity in the people we are interviewing. This indicates to us if they are creative and if they are able to tap into this creativity. Candidates had to score high on this.Cautiousness
Someone that is careful. This might result in the person not speaking up about problems they have in the workspace or take too long to solve problems. Candidates had to score low on this.Liberalism
equality and freedom from restrictions are important. Candidates had to score high on this.Achievement striving
speaks for itself. Candidates had to score high on this.Manual Interview | Talent Vibes Interview |
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This candidate scored the 2nd highest overall score on the manual interview process. Overall score was 85%. | This candidate scored the highest overall score on the Talent Vibes personal profile. Overall score was 75.39%. |
Values
Openness to change
we use this trait to measure creativity in the people we are interviewing. This indicates to us if they are creative and if they are able to tap into this creativity. Candidates had Open to changes in the workplace or need change in order to be happy. Candidates had to score high on this.Needs
Openness
Being open, transparent and free. Have a collaborative nature. Candidates had to score high on this.Conscientiousness
Do not get influenced by preconceived ideas, but uses their own inner capability to judge what is right. Candidates had to score high on this.Social Traits
Curiosity
Open to explore and learn. Candidates had to score high on this.Liberty
Being free from oppressive restrictive environments and situations. Candidates had to score high on this.Ideal
Striving for what is ideal and most suitable for a situation. Candidates had to score high on this.Challenge
People that needs to be stimulated and require an environment that is challenging. This is also people that go the extra mile on their own, without being asked. Candidates had to score high on this.Type of person
Tentative
Reserved and lack of confidence. Candidates had to score low on thisAnalytical
Good at using analytical and logical reasoning. Would troubleshoot well. Solve problems well as they can reason through the problem statement to find a suitable solution. Candidates had to score high on this.We compared the overall score achieved from the candidate during the manual interview process with the score assigned to the individual across the different traits we measured using Talent Vibes.
The personal details of the candidate are kept anonymous due to the responsibility we have towards the confidentially of the individuals and their information.
Here are the results.
Summary of results for 4 candidates
Scores of candidates between the manual interview and Talent Vibes interview is also in close range.
Manual Interview | Talent Vibes Interview | |
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Candidate 1, top 2 | 85%, second highest | 75.39%, highest |
Candidate 2, top 2 | 88%, highest | 66.47%, second highest |
Candidate 3, bottom 2 | 50%, second lowest | 40.47, lowest |
Candidate 4, bottom 2 | 63%, 9th lowest | 66.5, 2nd lowest |
Personality Traits

Values

Needs

Social Traits

Type of Person

Detailed results of 4 candidates
Candidate 1
Manual Interview | Talent Vibes Interview |
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This candidate scored the 2nd highest overall score on the manual interview process. Overall score was 85%. | This candidate scored the highest overall score on the Talent Vibes personal profile. Overall score was 75.39%. |
Overall score per insight measured
Best | Good | Average | Poor |
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11 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Personality Traits
Overall
Artistic Interest
Cautiousness
Liberalism
Achievement striving
Morality
Values
Overall %
Openness to change
Needs
Overall
Curiosity
Liberty
Ideal
Challenge
Social Traits
Overall
Openness
Conscientiousness
Type of Person
Overall
Tentative
Analytical
Candidate 2
Manual Interview | Talent Vibes Interview |
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This candidate scored the highest overall score on the manual interview process. Overall score was 88%. | This candidate scored the 2nd highest overall score on the Talent Vibes personal profile. Overall score was 66.47%. |
Overall score per insight measured
Best | Good | Average | Poor |
---|---|---|---|
10 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Personality Traits
Overall
Artistic Interest
Cautiousness
Liberalism
Achievement striving
Morality
Values
Overall %
Openness to change
Needs
Overall
Curiosity
Liberty
Ideal
Curiosity
Social Traits
Overall
Openness
Conscientiousness
Type of Person
Overall
Tentative
Analytical
Candidate 3
Manual Interview | Talent Vibes Interview |
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This candidate scored the 2nd lowest overall score on the manual interview process. Overall score was 63%. Technical coding assessment and interview was very high: 92% (23/25). But personal interviews were only scored at 50% (5/10). | This candidate scored the lowest overall score on the Talent Vibes personal profile. Overall score was 44.47%. |
Overall score per insight measured
Best | Good | Average | Poor |
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3 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Personality Traits
Overall
Artistic Interest
Cautiousness
Liberalism
Achievement striving
Morality
Values
Overall %
Openness to change
Needs
Overall
Curiosity
Liberty
Ideal
Curiosity
Social Traits
Overall
Openness
Conscientiousness
Type of Person
Overall
Tentative
Analytical
Candidate 4
Manual Interview | Talent Vibes Interview |
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This candidate scored the 9th lowest overall score on the manual interview process. Overall score was 63%. | This candidate scored the 4th lowest overall score on the Talent Vibes personal profile. Overall score was 66.5%. |
Overall score per insight measured
Best | Good | Average | Poor |
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8 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Personality Traits
Overall
Artistic Interest
Cautiousness
Liberalism
Achievement striving
Morality
Values
Overall %
Openness to change
Needs
Overall
Curiosity
Liberty
Ideal
Challenge
Social Traits
Overall
Openness
Conscientiousness
Type of Person
Overall
Tentative
Analytical